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Lyon Mountain Miners shortstop Justin Besaw gets into position to turn a doubleplay during Game 2 of Sunday's CVBL doubleheader against the Airborne Speedway Padres. Padres runner Jeff Norton heads for third. The Miners won both games by 6-5 and 14-11 scores. P-R Photo / Gabe Dickens
Lyon Mountain Miners runner Cody Weaver (2) gets set to step down safely on first base while Airborne Speedway Padres first baseman Jeff Norton needs to come off the base for an errant throw from third base during the second game of Sunday's CVBL doubleheader. The Miners recorded a 14-11 win in nine innings. P-R Photo / Gabe Dickens

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May 23, 2011

Anonymous Press-Republican The Press Republican Mon May 23, 2011, 03:23 AM EDT

LYON MOUNTAIN — When the dust settled at the Big Ball Diamond Sunday, the Lyon Mountain Miners became the lone unbeaten team remaining in the Champlain Valley Baseball League and the hard-luck Airborne Speedway Padres remained in search of their first win.

The Miners (6-0) recorded a 6-5 win in Game 1 and a 14-11 decision in nine innings in Game 2 as the Padres have now lost three games by one run and another in extra innings so far this season.

In Game 1, the Miners erased a 2-0 deficit with five runs in the top of the fifth. The Padres, however, came back to tie it before Lyon Mountain scored a run in the seventh to win it.

Justin Besaw, who picked up the pitching win in relief, singled, Dave Waldron singled and Scott Baker hit a sacrifice fly.

Right fielder Jerry Kowalowski then preserved the win with a nice lunging running catch near the line with two out and two runners on base.

Reilly Lawless was the lone Miner with two hits in the game.

Mark Eggleston, Chris Markwica, Frank Brogna and Eric Bell had two hits each for the Padres, with Brogna getting a double and Bell, two RBI. Jordan Keysor went the distance in taking the loss.

In Game 2, Nick Chase, who picked up the win in relief with five strikeouts in three innings, Jamie Juntunen and Kyle Kowalowski were the Miners' hitting stars.

Chase finished with five hits, including a home run, double and two RBI, while Juntunen added four hits, including a triple and double, and Kowalowski three hits.

The Padres forced extra innings with a run in the bottom of the seventh and it stayed that way until the Miners pushed across three in the ninth.

The Padres were led by Shane Perrotte with two singles and a triple, Jeff Norton two singles and a double, Brogna a single and two doubles, Bell two hits, Cory Trombley two hits and Eggleston a double.

The Padres had 17 hits in all, but hurt themselves defensively with six key errors.

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Miners 6, Padres 5

Miners 000 050 1 — 5 6 3

Padres 010 121 0 — 6 10 2

Van Houten, Besaw (5) and K. Kowalowski. Keysor and Eggleston. WP- Besaw. LP- Keysor. 2B- Brogna (P).

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Miners 14, Padres 11 (9)

Miners 431 011 103 — 14 16 1

Padres 303 211 100 — 11 17 6

Waldron, Lawless (4), N. Chase (6), Besaw (9) and K. Kowalowski, J. Kowalowski (4). Seymour, Brogna (6) and Eggleston. WP- N. Chase. LP- Brogna. Sv- Besaw. 2B- N. Chase (M). Juntunen (M). Norton (P), Brogna (P) 2, Eggleston (P). 3B- Juntunen (M). Perrotte (P). HR- N. Chase (M).

Cardinals 5, Expos 2 Expos 11, Cardinals 8

PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh Cardinals (5-1) and Meron's Expos (4-2) split their twinbill at Lefty Wilson Field.

Steve Burris struck out 14 in going the distance for the win in Game 1. Losing pitcher Matt Dahlin struck out five in going the route for the Expos.

Tory Bouyea, Craig Bujold and Alex LaFountain each doubled for the Cardinals and Dustin Currier drove in two runs.

Matt Dahlin accounted for two of the Expos' four hits off Burris, including a long 2-run homer in the first inning.

In Game 2, Dahlin went 4-for-4, including a double, to help lead Meron's to its split.

Pat Shaughnessy, Matt Meunier and winning pitcher Jessie Collins chipped in with two hits, with Shaughnessy rapping a 2-run homer and Collins driving in two runs.

Leading the way for the Cardinals were Tom Neale with two singles and a double, Bouyea a single, home run and two RBI, and Matt Leta a single, home run, single and three RBI.

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Cardinals 5, Expos 2

Expos 200 000 0 — 2 4 1

Cardinals 012 011 x — 5 6 2

Dahlin and Conners. Burris and Bujold. WP- Burris. LP- Dahlin. 2B- Bouyea (C), Bujold (C), LaFountain (C).

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Expos 11, Cardinals 8

Expos 100 134 2 — 11 14 1

Cardinals 301 100 3 — 8 9 5

Collins, Shaughnessy (7) and Cauchon. Bujold, LaFountain (6) and Burris. WP- Collins. LP- Bujold. 2B- Dahlin (E), Neale (C). HR- Shaughnessy (E), Bouyea (C), Leta (C).

A's 6, Timberjaxx 4 A's 8, Timberjaxx 4

PLATTSBURGH — The Fourth Ward A's (2-4) picked up their first two wins of the season by sweeping the Fourth Ward Timberjaxx (1-5) at South Acres Field.

In the opener, Jeremy Desroches allowed four hits in pitching into the seventh inning and Gus Terry picked up the save. Andrew Price took the loss.

The A's erased a 3-0 deficit with five runs in the top of the fifth. Jake Tolosky started the rally with a single and Michael Howard added a RBI hit. Tolosky was the only player in the game to get two hits.

In Game 2, Brandon Hatch accounted for three hits and two RBI to power the A's. Andrew Stanley was the winning pitcher in relief.

The A's held a 6-4 lead after two and it stayed that way until the seventh when the A's pushed across two insurance runs.

Cody Wood took the pitching loss and Aaron Goldfarb paced the Timberjaxx with two hits.

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A's 6, Timberjaaxx 4

A's 000 050 1 — 6 6

Timberjaxx 210 000 1 — 4 4

J. Desroches, Terry (7) and Hatch. Price and Drollette. WP- J. Desroches. LP- Price.

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A's 8, Timberjaxx 4

Athletics 240 000 2 — 8 8

Timberjaxx 220 000 0 — 4 6